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announcement. 


fN  presenting  our  catalogue  it  is  the  object  of  this 
Company  to  give  evidence  of  the  reliability  of  the 
“ Ellithorpe  Air-Cushion”  as  a positive  remedy  to  prevent 
loss  of  life  or  injury  caused  by  the  fall  of  an  Elevator 
to  the  passengers  in  an  Elevator  car. 

It  is  no  longer  essential,  in  order  to  prove  the  value 
of  the  Air-Cushion,  to  permit  passengers  to  occupy  the  car 
at  the  tests,  as  for  several  years  our  Mr.  F.  T.  Ellithorpe, 
President  and  General  Manager  of  the  Company,  gave 
exhibitions  throughout  the  principal  cities  of  the  United 
States  by  dropping  with  the  Elevator.  He  has  personally 
made  these  tests  many  times  (over  80),  and  frequently 
the  cars  were  filled  with  people,  and  in  all  cases  the  result 
was  successful.  We  will  cheerfully  furnish  list  to  verify 
above  statement,  to  interested  parties  that  may  desire 
same. 

The  Ellithorpe  Air-Cushion,  since  its  first  introduction, 
has  been  instrumental  in  saving  a number  of  lives , where 
accidents  have  occurred  after  its  installation,  and  we 
believe  the  time  is  not  far  distant,  when  the  public  will 
require  its  universal  introduction. 

HSUttijoupe  Safety  ^tr=Cfust)tou  (£o., 
N cui  S'otiu 

GENERAL  OFFICES  7!  BROADWAY,  N.  Y. 
PHILADELPHIA  OFFICE  : — 121 3 FILBERT  ST, 

WESTERN  OFFICE 277  DEARBORN  ST„  CHICAGO. 


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Established  1876. 


Incorporated  1898. 


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eilitborpe  Safetp 

flir=Cu$bion  Companp, 

71  BROADWAY,  NEW  YORK. 

/INCORPORATED  UNDER  THE  LAWS  OF  THEN 
\ STATE  OF  NEW  YORK.  / 


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Cbe  €Ilitborpe  flirCusbion 

constructed  in  Elevator  Shafts  averts  those  fatal 
disasters  so  often  occurring  from  the  falling  of  cars. 
Hundreds  of  passengers  have  dropped  in  absolute 
safety  with  the  Elevator  Car  at  the  various  trials 
throughout  the  United  States. 


MIGhLY  ENDORSED  BY  PRESS  AND 
PUBLIC,  A/ND  ADOPTED  BY  MANY 
OWNERS  OF  PROMINENT  BUILDINGS 
TMROUGMOUT  TME  U/NITED  STATES. 

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One  Great  Natural  Law  to  Oppose  and  Neutralize 
Another  Great  Natural  Law — The  Law  of 
Gravity  Oppo'sed  by  the  Law  of 
Atmospheric  Resistance. 


Elevator  Safety. 


^[HE  necessity  for  absolute  safety , as  near  as  possible, 
M=J  should  be  the  controlling  feature  in  every  Elevator, 
whether  used  for  Passenger  or  Freight  service.  Any 
elevator  built  disregarding  this  important  feature,  will 
prove  an  expensive  luxury,  as  hundreds  can  attest  in 
consequence  of  suits  for  damages. 

Due  Diligence 

in  providing  thoroughly  tested  and  approved  safe-guards  will 
give  a legal  protection  to  the  owner,  that  he  cannot 
otherwise  obtain.  This  is  a principle  so  well  established 
that  every  prudent  man  ought  to  heed  it. 

Through  the  “ Ellithorpe  Air-Cushion”  invention,  one 
fact  has  positively  been  demonstrated,  viz  : that  no  “ Sudden 
Stop  ” device  can  be  used  upon  an  elevator  with  safety , 
because  any  heavy  body  under  motion,  if  stopped  suddenly, 
will  produce  concussion  just  in  proportion  to  the  velocity 
attained.  It  can  only  be  successfully  stopped  by  interposing 
a yielding  resisting  force  equal  to  the  power  or  blow 
caused  by  momentum. 

The  Ellithorpe  “ Air-Cushion ” has  driven  the  old 
fashioned  mechanical  dog  and  rack  device  out  of  the 
elevator  shaft.  All  of  these  old  devices  must  fall  back 
and  give  place  to  those  operating  upon  scientific  principles , 
and  in  strict  obedience  to  natural  laws 

The  Ellithorpe  “Air-Cushion”  has  stood  the  tests 
of  the  most  severe  and  practical  trials,  and  in  no  single 
instance  has  it  failed  to  operate  successfully.  It  cannot 
do  otherwise  if  “ properly  constructed.”  The  Ellithorpe 
“Air-Cushion”  in  its  operation  is  not  a“ sudden  stop,”  its 


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action  depends  solely  upon  accelerated  speed.  There  are 
no  ratchets  or  Dogs,  no  Cams,  no  Eccentrics,  or  Wedges, 
for  all  of  these  are  “ Sudden  Stops  ” if  they  act  at  all,  and 
unless  they  act  instantly  the  blow  resulting  from  the 
momentum  will  carry  away  everything  before  it  and  produce 
disaster.  To  fully  appreciate  the  merits  of  the  Ellithorpe 
“Air-Cushion”  its  operation  should  be  witnessed. 

There  can  no  longer  be  any  excuse  for  the  loss  of 
life  from  falling  elevator  cabs,  for  it  has  been  fully  and 
practically  demonstrated  that  the  Ellithorpe  “Air-Cushion” 
will  effectually  remedy  this  great  danger. 

The  Westinghouse  Air-Brake  upon  a train  of  cars 
would  be  absolutely  worthless  without  the  watchfulness, 
caution  and  helping  hand  of  the  engineer  to  put  it  in 
operation.  It  does  not  of  itself  anticipate  danger,  or  act 

of  its  own  accord  when  danger  comes.  But  the  Ellithorpe 

\ 

“ Air-Cushion  ” anticipates  the  danger  instantly,  and  acts 
of  its  own  volition  without  the  intervention  of  any  human 
agency  or  watchfulness  ; it  makes  the  elevator  car  itself 
the  guardian  of  its  own  safety.  This  invention  is  an 
achievement  that  renders  harmless  the  law  of  gravity,  in 
the  ascent  and  descent  of  elevator  cabs,  by  compelling 
the  speed  of  the  car  to  watch  and  control  the  law  of 
gravity  in  its  ever  persistent  force  and  power  of  descent. 
The  “ Air-Cushion ” can  be  applied  if  done  when  the 
elevator  is  first  constructed  fully  as  cheap  as  to  construct 
with  the  present  complicated  devices,  many  of  which 
have  proven  unreliable  when  called  upon  to  act.  The 
responsibility  resting  upon  owners  of  elevators  is  too  great 
to  be  lightly  and  thoughtlessly  passed  by.  They  can  only 
be  regarded  as  common  carriers,  and  the  punitive  laws 
of  every  State  will  hold  them  strictly  to  the  exercise  of 
due  diligence  in  providing  for  the  safety  of  their  passengers 
or  employes. 


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“The  Ellithorpe  Air-Cushion  has  met  with  great  favor  all  over  the 
Union,  and  with  such  an  invention  in  the  market  there  is  no  excuse  for 
loss  of  life  in  Elevators.” — N.  Y.  World. 


EMPIRE  BUILDING,  NEW  YORK. 

The  Ten  Otis  Passenger  Elevators  in  this  Building  are  equipped  with 
Ellithorpe  Safety  Air-Cushions. 


F.  T.  Sllithorpe  Esq., 

#136  Liberty  St., 

N.Y.  City. 

Dear  Sir:-- 

By  direction  of  the  President  of- this  Company,  I was  present 
at  the  trial  of  Tour  air  cushion  appliance  for  passenger  elevators, 
as  arranged  for  the  Bnplre  Building,  this  city,  and  I have  the  greatest 
pleasure  in  advising  you  that  the  tests  made  on  July  16th  were  entirely 
and  absolutely  successful. 

The  car  was  dropped  sheer  first  ten  stories,  and  afterward 
eighteen  stories. 

Bggs  placed  on  the  floor  of  the  car  were  not  broken,  and 
water  in  tumblers  placed  on  the  floor  of  the  car  was  thrown  out  only 
in  the  least  degree. 

This  Company  congratulates  you  heartily,  and  will  cheerfully 
give  fuller  proofs  of  the  test  to  any  one  whom  you  may  refer  to  us. 

Respectfully  yours 

Sup't.  of  Inspections. 


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“The  Air-Cushion  is  a safe  guard  and  its  adoption  would  lessen  the 
disastrous  effects  of  a car  falling  from  a height.  Recent  experiments 
have  proved  the  great  value  of  this  simple  problem  in  pneumatics  ; and 
if  nothing  better  can  be  suggested,  it  demands  serious  and  immediate 
attention.  It  should  be  remembered  that  only  in  very  rare  instances  is 
an  accident  due  to  a broken  cable.  The  great  question  is  to  stop  a run- 
away car  gradually  enough  to  avoid  dangerous  shock  to  the  passengers 
and  the  Air-Cushion  seems  to  be  the  only  appliance  fulfilling  this 
condition.” — N.  Y.  Ilerald. 


Jit 


CONGRESSIONAL  LIBRARY, 
Washington,  D.  C. 


NEW  YORK  STATE  CAPITOL, 
Albany. 


ELEVATORS  PROVIDED  WITH== 

=====  ELLITHORPE  AIR-CUSHIONS. 


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MERCANTILE  CLUB. 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Elevator  fronts  on  main  floor  in  Empire  Building,  New  York, 
showing  Air-Cushion  doors. 


ELEVATORS  PROVIDED  WITH 

= ELLITHORPE  AIR-CUSHIONS. 

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WEST  END  TRUST  BUILDING,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


DREXEL  BUILDING,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

ELEVATORS  PROVIDED  WITH 

— ELLITHORPE  AIR-CUSHIONS. 


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CALVERT  BUILDING, 
Baltimore,  Md. 


PROVIDENT  BUILDING, 

Philadelphia,  Pa. 

ELEVATORS  PROVIDED  WITH 

- ELLITHORPE  AIR-CUSHIONS. 


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STEPHEN  GIRARD  BUILDING,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


READING  TERMINAL.  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

ELEVATORS  PROVIDED  WITH 

ELLITHORPE  AIR-CUSHIONS. 


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■ ‘ No  recent  decision  of  the  Appellate  Division  has  been  more  impor- 
tant or  interesting  than  the  one  just  handed  down  by  Judge  Patterson 
in  which  he  holds  that  owners  must  assume  liability  for  accidents  in 
elevators.  All  of  his  colleagues  agree  with  Judge  Patterson  that 
owners  should  keep  elevators  in  perfect  condition  or  take  responsibility 
for  the  consequences.  This  decision  should  have  a salutary  effect 
and  should  stop  in  future  this  inexcusable  class  of  accidents.” — 
N.  Y.  Herald. 

“ There  can  be  no  doubt  that  in  the  introduction  of  Air-Cushions  into 
elevator  shafts  lies  the  only  sure  road  that  leads  to  absolute  safety.” — 
San  Francisco  Chronicle. 

“ The  verdict  of  the  experts  present  at  the  Ellithorpe  Air-Cushion  test 
in  the  Empire  Building  was  unanimous  that  the  invention  was  a com- 
plete success,  and  hereafter  no  elevator  will  be  considered  safe  without 
it.” — New  York  Press. 


MASONIC  TEMPLE. 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 


ELEVATORS  PROVIDED  WITH 

t- — — ELLITHORPE  AIR-CUSHIONS. 


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UNITED  GAS  IMPROVEMENT  BUILDING,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Private  Residence,  15  East  72d  Street,  New  York. 

ELEVATORS  PROVIDED  WITH  = 

ELLITHORPE  AIR-CUSHIONS. 


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“ The  Air-Cushion  is  considered  the  best  safety  appliance  in  case  of 
the  dropping  of  an  elevator,  and  in  some  States  legislation  looking  to 
compelling  their  construction  and  use  is  being  considered.” — Boston 

Traveler. 


CITY  HALL  BUILDING 

LaSalle  Street  from  Randolph  to  Washington  Streets. 


Chicago,  Ills. 


CHICAGO  TIMES  BUILDING, 

Using  Ei.litiidRi*£  Patent  Safeties. 


ELEVATORS  PROVIDED  WITH 

- ELLITHORPE  AIR-CUSHIONS. 


LAKESIDE  BUILDING. 

Chicago,  Ills. 


BULLENE,  MOORE  & EMERY, 
Kansas  City,  Mo. 


ELEVATORS  PROVIDED  WITH 

ELLITHORPE  AIR-CUSHIONS. 


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ILLINOIS  STATE  CAPITOL. 


ELEVATORS  PROVIDED  WITH 

ELLITHORPE  AIR-CUSHIONS. 

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AMERICAN  EXPRESS  BUILDING, 

JMonroeSt..  Chicago. 


Using  Ex.LiTHORPE_Air-Brake  Co’s.,  Safeties. 


ELEVATORS  PROVIDED  WITH 

. - ELLITHORPE  AIR-CUSHIONS. 


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TEMPLE  COUHT  BUILDING. 

Minneapolis,  Minn. 


ELEVATORS  PROVIDED  WITH  =-■-  - 

ELLITHORPE  AIR-CUSHIONS. 

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NEW  BALTIMORE  COURT  HOUSE, 
Baltimore,  Md. 


WXN19SOR  M«?T1 il*  , 

Denver,  Colo. 


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ELEVATORS  PROVIDED  WITH 

ELLITHORPE  AIR-CUSHIONS. 


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ALBANY,  N.  Y. 

State  Capitol 
Whitney  & Co. 

BALTIMORE,  MD. 

Calvert  Building 
Equitable  Building 
Hamburger  Bros. 

John  Turnbull  k Co. 

Maryland  Teleph.  & Teleg.  Building 
New  Court  House 
Rennert  Hotel 

BROOKLYN,  N.  Y. 

Ovington  Bros. 

BOSTON,  MASS. 

Jordan,  Marsh  & Co. 

Lambert  Bros. 

Merchants’  National  Bank 
New  England  Mutual  Life  Ins.  Co. 
National  Bank  of  Commonwealth 
Parker  House 

BEECH  HOUSE,  N.  J. 

Baldwin  Hotel 

CAMDEN,  N.  J. 

New  Jersey  Trust  & S.  D.  Co. 

CLEVELAND,  0. 

City  Hall 
Kennard  House 

CHICAGO,  ILL. 

American  Express  Building 
Ashland  Block 
Brown,  Thomas  II. 

Chamber  of  Commerce 
Calumet  Club 

Chicago,  Burlington  & Quin.  R.  R.  Co. 

Chicago  Times  Building 

Chicago  Tribune  Building 

Chiesmau  Block 

Cook  County  Court  House 

Commercial  National  Bank 

Grand  Pacific  Hotel 

Howland  Block 

Illinois  National  Bank 

Kimball,  C.  P.  & Co. 

Lakeside  Building 


Leland  Hotel 
Major  Block 

Mason  & Miller  Building 
Metropolitan  Building 
McCormick  Block 
Montauk  Block 
Norton  Bros. 

Oriental  Building 
Reaper  Block 
Sherman  House 
Studebacker  Bros.  Manuf.  Co. 
Union  Wire  Mattress  Co. 

Western  Union  Telegraph  Building 

DENVER,  COLO. 

Chiesman  Block 
Tabor  Block 
Tabor  Opera  House 

DETROIT,  MICH. 

Bank  Chambers  Building 
Chamber  of  Commerce 
Newberry  & McMillen 
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Borden  Block 

HARTFORD.  CONN. 

Courant  Building 
State  Capitol 

HARRISBURG,  PA. 

Com.  Guarantee  Trust  & S.  D.  Co. 

JERSEY  CITY,  N.  J 

Fuller  Building 
Pennsylvania  R.  R.  Station 

JENKINTOWN,  PA. 

Beechwood  Inn 

KANSAS  CITY,  MO. 

Bullene,  Moore  & Emery 

Coates  House 

Hall  Bros.  Building 

Kansas  City  Live  Stock  Exch.  Bldg. 

Kansas  City  Times  Building 

McCord  & Knave  Co. 

Shieldley  Building 


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Woolworth  Building 

MINNEAPOLIS,  MINN. 

Hampshire  Arms 
Phoenix  Building 
Temple  Court  Building 
Tribune  Building 

MINNETONKA  BEACH,  MINN. 

Hotel  La  Fayette 

NEWARK,  N.  J. 

Heath  Building 
1‘laut,  L.  S.  & Co. 

NEW  YORK  CITY. 

Bloomingdale  Bros. 

Bourne  Building 
Broadway  Central  Hotel 
Castle  Apartment  House 
EMPIRE  BUILDING 
Manhattan  Savings  Institute 
Met.  Telephone  & Telegraph  Co. 

N.  Y.  Electrical  Exchange  Building 
Potter  Building 
Pulitzer  Building 
Rosenthal  Bros. 

Real  Estate  Exchange  Building 
Sidenberg  G.  & Co. 

Stern  Bros. 

St.  Denis  Hotel 
Sturtevant  House 
345  Broadway 
74  Cortlandt  Street 
15  East  72d  Street 
7 East  72d  Street 
104th  St.  & Riverside  Drive 
80th  St.  & Columbus  Ave 
8uth  St.  & 5th  Ave. 

72d  St.  k Columbus  Ave. 

OMAHA,  NEB. 

Millard  Hotel 

PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 

Allen,  George 

American  Baptist  Building 
Bourse  Building 
Bullitt  Building 
Bell  Telephone  Co. 

Bell  Telephone  Building 
Bank  of  North  America 
Bingham  House 
Continental  Hotel 
Central  News  Company 
Darlington,  Jas.  D.  k Co. 

Drexel  Building 

Doctors’  and  Dentists’  Building 


Edison,  J.  B.  & Sons 
Episcopal  Hospital 
Elkinton,  J.  S.  and  T. 

Fire  Association  of  Philadelphia 
Forrest  Building 
Girard  House 
Gimbel  Bros. 

Gladstone  Apartment  House 
Girls’  Normal  School 
Girls’  High  School 
German  Hospital 
Girald  College  Infirmary 
Hood,  Foulkrod  & Co. 

Harrison  Building 
Hotel  Stenton 

Insurance  Co.  of  State  of  Penna. 
Lorraine  Apartment  House 
Land  Title  k Trust  Co. 

Lit  Bros. 

Liverpool  London  & Globe  Ins.  Co. 
Manhattan  Building 
Mercantile  Club 
Masonic  Temple 
Marks  Bros. 

Manufacturers'  Club 
Morris,  E.  P.  Building 
Master  Builders'  Exchange 
May  Building 
Mary  Drexel  Home 
Odd  Fellows’  Temple 
Orne's  Carpet  Store 
Pennsylvania  Terminal  Station 
Pennsylvania  R.  R (old  offices) 
Penna.  Co.  for  Insurance  on  Lives 
Philadelphia  Almshouse 
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Phila.  & Reading  R.  R.  Terminal 
Provident  Life  and  Trust  Co. 
Presbyterian  Hospital 
Paxon,  Comfort  & Go. 

Stephen  Girard  Building 
Trust  Co.  of  North  America 
Union  Insurance  Co. 

United  Gas  Improvement  Co. 
Wanamaker,  John 
Walnut  Place 
West  End  Trust  Co. 

Wright,  Peter  & Son 
Women's  Hospital 
Yates,  A.  C.  & Co. 

PITTSBURGH,  PA. 

Monongehela  House 

READING,  PA. 

Pennsylvania  Trust  Co. 

ROCHESTER,  N.  Y. 

Blake,  Fitzsimmons  & Hone 

Lower  Falls  Elevator  (125  feet  high) 

Osborn  House 

Powers  Hotel 

Powers  Block 

Rochester  Bank 

Whitcomb  House 


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Connell  Building 

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McCarthy  & Sons 
Onondaga  County  Savings  Bank 
Syracuse  Savings  Bunk 
Temperance  Hotel 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 

Laclede  Building 


ST.  PAUL,  MINN. 

Gillflllan  Block 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 

Army  and  Navy  Building 
Congressional  Library  Building 
Saks  & Co. 

Woodward  iv  Lothrop 

WILLIAMSPORT,  PA. 

U pdegraff  House 

WILMINGTON,  DEL. 

Equitable  Guarantee  & Trust  Co. 


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